Description

FIRBY
SE 28 NE
Christs Hospital
4/88
Almshouses
5.5.52
- II
Almshouses now 2 houses. Dated 1608 converted C20. Rubblestone with ashlar dress-
ings and graduated stone slate roof. 1 storey, 7 bays. Central bay 2 storeys,
gabled and breaking forward. Chamfered plinth. Central board door with
chamfered surround and 4-centre-arched lintel; cornice above with a plaque
in moulded architrave bearing Latin inscription "Hospital for the poor of
the parish of Bedall, Founded 1608 in the reign of James I". Above this a
6-light double-chamfered mullion-and-transom window under cornice and plaque
with moulded architrave. Paired board doors with chamfered surrounds and 4-
centre-arched lintels between bays 1 and 2 and 5 and 6. Board doors in
chamfered surrounds with flat lintels to right of bays 3 and 7. Chamfered
3-light mullioned windows throughout. Stone coping. Bellcote with bell on
apex of central gable. End stack to left and 3 ridge stacks.

Listing NGR: SE2657886325

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Christs Hospital Almshouses at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26601400

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version